recently for some reason i get a message that begins "eudora wasunable to update the system registry" when i start it. i have usingwindows 7 right clicked properties and gone to advanced and haveclicked the box saying "run as administrator" but this has not helped.

I had that message a long time ago in Vista and fixed it.Not sure but I may have used this?

How to Set Eudora as the Default Mail Program on VistaDocument ID: 2756HQhttp://eudora.com/techsupport/kb/2756hq.html

...Alan

On Wed, 09 Jun 2010 23:03:46 -0700, in comp.mail.eudora.ms-windows,

Post by p***@emmet.comrecently for some reason i get a message that begins "eudora wasunable to update the system registry" when i start it. i have usingwindows 7 right clicked properties and gone to advanced and haveclicked the box saying "run as administrator" but this has not helped.any ideas how to get rid of this message? tia....steve

i'm running windows 7 and having read another note on the net i*turned off* , de-checked the box that said 'warn me if eudora is notthe default mailer' and so far that seems to have worked :-) ...

steve

On Thu, 10 Jun 2010 19:54:29 GMT, Alan Edwards

Post by Alan EdwardsI had that message a long time ago in Vista and fixed it.Not sure but I may have used this?How to Set Eudora as the Default Mail Program on VistaDocument ID: 2756HQhttp://eudora.com/techsupport/kb/2756hq.html...AlanOn Wed, 09 Jun 2010 23:03:46 -0700, in comp.mail.eudora.ms-windows,

Post by p***@emmet.comrecently for some reason i get a message that begins "eudora wasunable to update the system registry" when i start it. i have usingwindows 7 right clicked properties and gone to advanced and haveclicked the box saying "run as administrator" but this has not helped.any ideas how to get rid of this message? tia....steve

Post by p***@emmet.comi'm running windows 7 and having read another note on the net i*turned off* , de-checked the box that said 'warn me if eudora is notthe default mailer' and so far that seems to have worked :-) ...steveOn Thu, 10 Jun 2010 19:54:29 GMT, Alan Edwards

Post by Alan EdwardsI had that message a long time ago in Vista and fixed it.Not sure but I may have used this?How to Set Eudora as the Default Mail Program on VistaDocument ID: 2756HQhttp://eudora.com/techsupport/kb/2756hq.html...AlanOn Wed, 09 Jun 2010 23:03:46 -0700, in comp.mail.eudora.ms-windows,

Post by p***@emmet.comrecently for some reason i get a message that begins "eudora wasunable to update the system registry" when i start it. i have usingwindows 7 right clicked properties and gone to advanced and haveclicked the box saying "run as administrator" but this has not helped.any ideas how to get rid of this message? tia....steve

I had a crash. I copied the Eudora folder from a bac kup. Eudora wouldindeed start without installing, but then gave the message the OPmentioned. Installing Eudora 7.1.0.9 over this copied set of files andfolders got rid of the OP's message.

Post by p***@emmet.comi'm running windows 7 and having read another note on the net i*turned off* , de-checked the box that said 'warn me if eudora is notthe default mailer' and so far that seems to have worked :-) ...steveOn Thu, 10 Jun 2010 19:54:29 GMT, Alan Edwards

Post by Alan EdwardsI had that message a long time ago in Vista and fixed it.Not sure but I may have used this?How to Set Eudora as the Default Mail Program on VistaDocument ID: 2756HQhttp://eudora.com/techsupport/kb/2756hq.html...AlanOn Wed, 09 Jun 2010 23:03:46 -0700, in comp.mail.eudora.ms-windows,

Post by p***@emmet.comrecently for some reason i get a message that begins "eudora wasunable to update the system registry" when i start it. i have usingwindows 7 right clicked properties and gone to advanced and haveclicked the box saying "run as administrator" but this has not helped.any ideas how to get rid of this message? tia....steve

I had a crash. I copied the Eudora folder from a bac kup. Eudora wouldindeed start without installing, but then gave the message the OPmentioned. Installing Eudora 7.1.0.9 over this copied set of files andfolders got rid of the OP's message.

Post by p***@emmet.comrecently for some reason i get a message that begins "eudora wasunable to update the system registry" when i start it. i have usingwindows 7 right clicked properties and gone to advanced and haveclicked the box saying "run as administrator" but this has not helped.any ideas how to get rid of this message? tia....steve

I was also having this problem. I saw another post that recommended a fix so I tried it:

- Right click the Eudora 7.1.0.9 icon on your Win7 desktop- Click "Run As Administrator"- A new instance of the client will open. Enter your registration code in Help, Payment & Registration.- Close the client- The next time I opened the client, the message was gone.

Post by p***@emmet.comrecently for some reason i get a message that begins "eudora wasunable to update the system registry" when i start it. i have usingwindows 7 right clicked properties and gone to advanced and haveclicked the box saying "run as administrator" but this has not helped.any ideas how to get rid of this message? tia....steve

- Right click the Eudora 7.1.0.9 icon on your Win7 desktop- Click "Run As Administrator"- A new instance of the client will open. Enter your registration code in Help, Payment & Registration.- Close the client- The next time I opened the client, the message was gone.Worked for me!

Post by v***@hotmail.comI followed the first two steps rickcha recommended and that's all it took. The last 3 step was not needed.

Running an application "as administrator" is not recommended. I haven't hadthis problem running under Win8, but if I did, I think I would be moreinclined to follow Dennis Bieber's advice.--Rick CViewed the eclipse at Wintercrest Farms,on the centerline of totality since 1998

Rick .. could you please explain why you would not recommend running an application "as administrator"? I cannot find Dennis Bieber's post. Thanks!

Post by v***@hotmail.comI followed the first two steps rickcha recommended and that's all it took. The last 3 step was not needed.

Running an application "as administrator" is not recommended. I haven't hadthis problem running under Win8, but if I did, I think I would be moreinclined to follow Dennis Bieber's advice.--Rick CViewed the eclipse at Wintercrest Farms,on the centerline of totality since 1998

Rick .. could you please explain why you would not recommend running an application "as administrator"? I cannot find Dennis Bieber's post. Thanks!

It's not what I recommend, this is what many others who understand this stuff say;. I believe it has to do with the extent of damage an app with admin privileges can do compared to not having admin privileges.

Post by p***@emmet.comrecently for some reason i get a message that begins "eudora wasunable to update the system registry" when i start it. i have usingwindows 7 right clicked properties and gone to advanced and haveclicked the box saying "run as administrator" but this has not helped.any ideas how to get rid of this message? tia....steve

Post by p***@emmet.comrecently for some reason i get a message that begins "eudora wasunable to update the system registry" when i start it. i have usingwindows 7 right clicked properties and gone to advanced and haveclicked the box saying "run as administrator" but this has not helped.any ideas how to get rid of this message? tia....steve

Go to properties.click advanced.check box run as an administrator.

Besides being a response to a five month old post, that is not therecommended action.

Win7 and later changed the layout of the registry, and put some partsunder system protection. Eudora is trying to change entries that are nowprotected.

The preferred solution is to A) turn off the Eudora features that tryto change registry; B) use the Windows "set default programs" feature toenable/disable whatever Eudora is trying to change.

First look at Tools/Options/Extra Warnings and turn off the "StartEudora and it's not the default mailer".

Then look at is Eudora Tools/Options/MAPI -- Set the first radio groupto NEVER. If the middle option is checked, Eudora tries to replace thesystem MAPI DLL with its own DLL on start-up, and reverse that on exit. Oneshould probably manually make a one-time replacement of the system MAPI DLL(save the system one with a new extension so it can be restored later).ALWAYS might work if first run as admin (and then ensure the option is inthe eudora.ini of all users). Note that DLLs are in protected space --which is why ALWAY might work if done as admin.

Last, look at the Automation group -- it is possible that this tooaffects the registry. I've never used the automation feature.

It works -- no need to run as administrator (which is dangerous as itcould mean that launching attachments inherits the admin privilege, andthat leads to letting malware run in elevated privileges.

Post by p***@emmet.comrecently for some reason i get a message that begins "eudora wasunable to update the system registry" when i start it. i have usingwindows 7 right clicked properties and gone to advanced and haveclicked the box saying "run as administrator" but this has not helped.any ideas how to get rid of this message? tia....steve

Post by p***@emmet.comrecently for some reason i get a message that begins "eudora wasunable to update the system registry" when i start it. i have usingwindows 7 right clicked properties and gone to advanced and haveclicked the box saying "run as administrator" but this has not helped.any ideas how to get rid of this message? tia....steve

With regards to gmail -- the easiest solution is to... NOT USE GMAIL.Eudora is too old to automatically update certificates, and Google has atendency to change gmail server certificates every few weeks (whereas mostservers go one to two years before generating a new certificate).

For Eudora, you have to fight with the manual procedure of approving anunknown certificate, retrying, etc. until you get rid of all the skulls (orwhatever Eudora marks bad certificates with).

For general server settings..https://www.hesk.com/knowledgebase/?article=72

NOTE: you also have to first tell gmail to "allow untrusted clients" (orsomething like that)

Post by Dennis Lee BieberFor Eudora, you have to fight with the manual procedure of approving anunknown certificate, retrying, etc. until you get rid of all the skulls (orwhatever Eudora marks bad certificates with).

That's one way. Or you can simply install sTunnel and it will handle thecertificate exceptions on your (Eudora's) behalf invisibly. Then you cango on using Gmail to your hearts content if that's what you want to do.

Post by Dennis Lee BieberFor Eudora, you have to fight with the manual procedure of approving anunknown certificate, retrying, etc. until you get rid of all the skulls (orwhatever Eudora marks bad certificates with).

That's one way. Or you can simply install sTunnel and it will handle thecertificate exceptions on your (Eudora's) behalf invisibly. Then you cango on using Gmail to your hearts content if that's what you want to do.

One could probably also get an RPi, configure it with Fetchmail (orsimilar) for gmail, put in a POP server, and let the Eudora connect to theRPi for mail <G>

Post by Sid ElbowThat's one way. Or you can simply install sTunnel and it will handle thecertificate exceptions on your (Eudora's) behalf invisibly. Then you cango on using Gmail to your hearts content if that's what you want to do.

Is it asking a lot to request some sort of guide to implementing sTunnel to handle this problem?

Post by Sid ElbowThat's one way. Or you can simply install sTunnel and it will handle thecertificate exceptions on your (Eudora's) behalf invisibly. Then you cango on using Gmail to your hearts content if that's what you want to do.

Is it asking a lot to request some sort of guide to implementing sTunnel to handle this problem?

1. Is it asking a lot to expect you to respond to a reply to yourrequest in less than 9 months?

2. Have you actually downloaded sTunnel and read its guide toimplementing? Or is that asking a lot?

3. (Since what I wrote was hearsay from the ListMoms Eudora mailing list- all of it very positive) you could join that ListMoms list and getmore advice than you ever thought possible.

Post by p***@emmet.comrecently for some reason i get a message that begins "eudora wasunable to update the system registry" when i start it. i have usingwindows 7 right clicked properties and gone to advanced and haveclicked the box saying "run as administrator" but this has not helped.any ideas how to get rid of this message? tia....steve

i get a message that begins "eudora wasunable to update the system registry

Post by p***@emmet.comrecently for some reason i get a message that begins "eudora wasunable to update the system registry" when i start it. i have usingwindows 7 right clicked properties and gone to advanced and haveclicked the box saying "run as administrator" but this has not helped.any ideas how to get rid of this message? tia....steve

i get a message that begins "eudora wasunable to update the system registry

Turn off any options in Eudora that tries to make changes to thesystem. Eudora was written when certain features were controlled by a partof the registry that is no longer user-changeable in Win7 and later. Youmust use the control panel "set default programs" to set the new registryvalues.

Post by p***@emmet.comrecently for some reason i get a message that begins "eudora wasunable to update the system registry" when i start it. i have usingwindows 7 right clicked properties and gone to advanced and haveclicked the box saying "run as administrator" but this has not helped.any ideas how to get rid of this message? tia....steve

i get a message that begins "eudora wasunable to update the system registry

I read on a web page this is about MS locking the registry entry for the default email application. I didn't bother reading how to fix this, but I'm sure it requires using regedit to unlock those fields.

Post by g***@gmail.comI read on a web page this is about MS locking the registry entry for the default email application. I didn't bother reading how to fix this, but I'm sure it requires using regedit to unlock those fields.

M$ didn't just "lock" the entry... They MOVED it to a differentlocation. Eudora is trying to change an entry in the old location (which isnow a system protected area, just like user data isn't allowed in "ProgramFiles"), and doesn't have any effect; the next time it starts it "gets" thesystem default settings and sees they don't match what it was expecting.

The solution is to

1) use the Windows controls to set default applications (in Win10,<right-click>Start, Apps and Features, Default apps); You might need to dothis both as User and as Admin.

2) TURN OFF any options inside Eudora that try to change system settings(no check for non-default app, don't use Eudora MAPI, maybe a few others).